Kids Visit Big Timbers Museum on the Santa Fe Trail
Looking for memories? Kids of two area schools visited Big Timbers Museum over the last few weeks. See photos and more here.
Temporary Exhibits at the Big Timbers Museum
Following the SPURS presentation at Big Timbers Museum, Spurs will be on Temporary Exhibit at the Museum in a special presentation from February 26, until April 26, 2009.
Museum Curator, Kathleen Scranton, praised the Prowers County Historical Society for bringing exciting new programs that include the rotating temporary exhibits to the Big Timbers Museum. These exhibits start with a Presentation Kick Off sharing information about the Temporary Exhibits, featuring a presenter who provides the collectibles.
Displays and exhibits at the Big Timbers Museum are often relevant to the Santa Fe Trail, Pioneers and Homesteading that took place in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Scranton encourages tourists and members of the community to come visit the museum and the temporary exhibits. Youth groups, classes, and others are welcome to schedule visits for groups at special times, or for special occasions.
Coming attractions for the Temporary Exhibits include an Antique Toy Collection, followed by a Baseball Memorabilia which will be on display during the 2009 Cal Ripkin World Series to appear in Lamar, Colorado in August of 2009.
Spurs at Big Timbers Museum
Local Spur Collectors
Present:
SPURS
through the
Prowers County Historical Society
7 PM on February 26, 2009
at the
Big Timbers Museum
Along the Santa Fe Trail
in Lamar, Colorado
Big Timbers Museum - Santa Fe Trail
At home along the Santa Fe Trail, the Big Timbers Museum welcomes travelers in from the heat. Air conditioned rooms filled with historic treasures, displays of pioneers, war times, and other relevant presentations offer a respite from the heat. Southern Colorado scorchers have arrived in full force, blowing dry winds across the prairie dry out even the most hydrated of souls, but you can escape.
Escape into the past with photos of the Arkansas River running bank to bank full of water, green grass covered prairies grown tall in the Colorado sunshine. Remember days on the front porch where a sip of lemonade rivaled the front yard sprinkler with refreshment.
Prowers County Historical Society displays represent more than local history. Relevant displays from around the world represent the United States and various other countries. And, don’t forget the notorious Fleagle Gang Robbery exhibits.
Summer Hours at Big Timbers Museum on the Santa Fe Trail
Summer hours have started at the Big Timbers Museum. Along with the afternoons each day of the week, Big Timbers Museum is open in the morning too. Located along the Santa Fe Trail near Lamar, Colorado, Big Timbers Museum offers historical displays from the surrounding areas. If you’re looking for something to do for a few hours, or even all day long, there’s plenty to view at the museum.
Folks have found the artifacts at Big Timbers to be full of information and resource materials. Many review the paper clippings and photos at the museum for family photos and varification of specific times in history.
Are you a writer looking for resources or muse? I bet you’ll find something in the Big Timbers Museum to stir up your imagination. One of the biggest Bank Robbery Investigations in history is revealed in rows of glass cases along the south wall, complete with artifacts and documentation of the event. You can purchase The Fleagle Gang - Betrayed by a Fingerprint online, or at the Museum. If you stop by Big Timbers, local author Tom Betz just may be on hand to autograph your copy.
Sign of Changing Times - PCHS By Laws
There will be a Bylaws Meeting for the General Membership of the Prowers Count Historical Society on May 15th, 2008. If you’re a member of the Prowers County Historical Society, you’ll want to attend this meeting and vote for or against the new ByLaws. The meeting will be held in the Big Timbers Museum north of Lamar, Colorado.
Lamar Days - Prowers County Historical Society
Dressed in their finest, pioneer, and historical garb the Prowers County Historical Society will be riding in the Lamar Days’ Parade on May 10, 2008. An annual event for this community on the high plains, the Lamar Days’ Parade celebrates pioneers of the prairie, frontier homesteaders, and the giant step taken into the future. This year’s theme “Pride and Possibilities” is displayed on the Museum Float as “Big Timbers Museum displaying Pride and endless Possibilities” in celebration of both our history and our future.
Lamar Days celebrates the kick off of Big Timbers Museum’s Summer hours, starting June 1 with longer hours of 10 AM until 5 PM - Monday through Saturday and 1 - 5 PM on Sunday until August 31. Over the Friday, Saturday and Sunday celebration of Lamar Days there will be NO ADMISSION Charges at the Museum. Bring your family and friends to Big Timbers Museum for a FREE DAY of fun and adventure exploring historical evidence of Pride and Possibilities along the Santa Fe Trail.
Big Timbers Museum - Lee Robinson - Video Taping Artifacts
Most recently, Lee Robinson has spent time at the Big Timbers Museum video taping artifacts for videos to be displayed on the website and at various presentations representing the Museum. Robinson, a long time resident of Lamar, Colorado has been active in taking photos of artifacts and treasures of the Prowers County Historic Society now on display at the Museum.
Robinson’s photos will eventually be included in the Big Timbers Museum website.
History Along the Santa Fe Trail
Boy Scouts work along side Riley Widener, leader and Eagle Candidate, a student at Granada High School, to restore Camp Amache. Prowers County Historical Society member, Jan Verhoeff encouraged the boys and wrote an article for the Lamar CO USA blog about their efforts. For more information, click on History in the making along the Santa Fe Trail and read the whole story. For more information about Camp Amache, click the link and visit the site.
For more information about Camp Amache Displays at the Big Timbers Museum contact the Curator at 719/336-2472.
Prowers County Historical Society - Appreciation Party
Big Timbers Museum hosted the Prowers County Historical Society Appreciation Party on April 17, 2008 in the main display room at the museum. Curator Kathleen Scranton welcomed guests and members to the party. President Ava Betz extended her welcome to guests and members and acknowledged the hard work and efforts of Leroy Dawson, Lee Robinson and others who have contributed over the past year to the renovation, improvements, and promotion of the Big Timbers Museum.
The Vaqueros Saddle Club’s Antique Juke Box played traditional music from the 50’s and 60’s while members of the Historic Society danced the evening away. Virginia Inman lifetime resident of Lamar, Colorado and member of theProwers County Historic Society partnered up with Sean Verhoeff for a stroll around the dance floor. Terry DeWitt, of DeWitt Excavation, also a lifetime resident, joined his wife Janet for a stroll later in the evening, to Marty Robbins rendition of “White Sport Coat”. The Vaqueros were asked to identify photos of Saddle Club members from the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. Parade goers were recognized by many visitors and guests at the museum.